Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life

Name: Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
ISBN: 9780385547710

National Book · 2022 · Shortlist

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DoubledayNovember 1, 2022Biography & Memoir NonfictionISBN 9780385547710

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography	2022	Shortlist

About This Book

Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman's joint biography of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch reconstructs Oxford philosophy during World War II, when these four women transformed the discipline while their male colleagues were away at war. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.